This month we welcome Sharon Waterson as our DJ for the first time at Mi Serenata. Sharon is a lady of many talents, besides standing in as DJ both at the PTC and now at Mi Serenata, she runs a tango school called Improvision tango.

We advise table reservations for groups of 5 and more. Maximum occupancy of the hall is 90 people

Our February Milonga bringsa summery energy and vibe. Its our first milonga for 2015 and we will welcome the year in with a splash of colour

The hall is limited to 100 people so we recommend table reservations for grouips of 5 or more

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http://miserenatatango/upcoming-events/mi-serenata-christmas-milonga-saturday-20th-decemberOur DJ for the night is DJ Alejandro Del Mar, with over 20 years experience as a DJ on radio and now at our Milonga!

Join us for our last Milonga for 2014

We shall be thanking all (our elves and DJs alike) who have helped us make 2014 a most memorable, magical & successful year again

And a big thank you to all our regulars and supporters who attended our Milongas, Workshops and Classes throughout the year

Music Remark: 100% traditional by “the one & only” Alejandro del Mar (remember you heard him first at Mi Serenata!)

Mi Serenata Testimonial “What a magical surprise to be visiting Perth from the Netherlands and to discover Mi Serenata’s November milonga! Beautiful set up in the hall, great dance floor, excellent music and sound, friendly local dancers and, of course, Sabrina and Raffaele’s warm welcome. Raffaele’s supper alone would have been worth the visit. Truly tango is the universal passport to a beautiful evening (“una bella serenata”) wherever you travel in the world. It made the 20 hours of flight from the Netherlands worthwhile! Keep up the magic, and grazie mille, Sabrina and Raffaele”

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Monthly Milonga with DJ Nick Furlan at the helm, playing traditional tango together with our trademark light refreshements by our own Chef and personalised hosting.

Let’s hear from Nick himself:

“I have been a DJ in the Tango scene for more than three years, about half of his Tango life. He began his DJ journey due to his love of Tango music and believes it has been instrumental in developing musicality in his dance. He regularly DJ’s at various Milongas in Perth and on occasion overseas. He believes taking Dancers on a journey and exposing them to a variety of Tango music so that they may experience and gain a range of musical and dance appreciation in Traditional, Nuevo and Contemporary Tango. Other than Di Sarli, Nick’s favourite artists include Anibal Troilo, Miguel Calo, Osvaldo Pugliese and Astor Piazzolla.”

It is a pleasure for us to welcome, Nick Furlan as our DJ, on Saturday 22nd November 2014.

$10 from each entry fee will be donated to the Cancer Council and each dollar will be matched twice over by our corporate sponsor. So come along and give your support towards the fight against cancer and towards the valuable research currently undertaken in this field.

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http://miserenatatango/upcoming-events/gala-milonga-with-performances-by-maestro-bandoneonist-joaquin-amenabar-saturday-27th-septemberDon’t miss our exclusive Gala Milonga with performances from the one and only Maestro Bandoneónist Joaquín Amenábar!

Book early to avoid disappointment!

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http://miserenatatango/upcoming-events/exclusive-workshops-by-maestro-bandoneonist-joaquin-amenabar-september-2014Back by Popular Demand!

Maestro Bandoneónist Joaquín Amenábar will return to Perth on Friday 26th September to Sunday 28th September for a series of inspiring and information-packed workshops culminating in his exquisite performance at our Gala Milonga on Saturday 27th September 2014.

Over the past year, Mi Serenata Tango has been asked repeatedly whether we will be hosting Joaquín again in the near future. Hence, we were very delighted when Joaquín offered to visit Perth again for a further series of workshops while on his way to Tasmania! How lucky were we!

We are undoubtely very honoured and proud to host this world renown Maestro for the second time in a year. Joaquín really does not require any introduction from us. read his biography and permit him to speak for himself.

Joaquin touched all of our souls last year with his style of teaching, his knowledge on musicality, dancing to the orchestras and of course his intermittent playing of the bandoneon at workshops whenever he needed to illustrate a point.

We had tremendous participation in the workshops last year so much so that we had to find a bigger value at the eleventh hour!

Do not miss this opportunity to learn with this Maestro whose worldwide popularity has also seen him visiting our shores many times over the years.

Books & CDs: Joaquín will also have his CD’s and books for sale, which were a sellout last year at the workshops.

Registrations are now opened. Dateline for registrations is Monday 22nd September 2014 or earlier, if maximum capacity is reached before the dateline, so get in early!

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http://miserenatatango/upcoming-events/latin-american-film-festival-2014Mi Serenata Tango school and friends are very honoured to be invited for the second time in a row to open the Latin American Film Festival on Saturday 6 September 2014 at 7pm. We will be doing a brief social tango demonstration followed by the Uruguayan fim. The film festival is open to all and held at 97 William St Perth.

This event is being conducted by the non-profit association, CiNE ViVO [Cinema & Cultura LatinoAmericana Inc.]

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Join us for another lovely night and experience the tradition of tango unlike any Milonga in Perth

My initial encounter with tango was in 1996 when I travelled to Buenos Aires for the first time. Like most of us I was captivated and wanted more. That was the beginning of an 18 year love affair with the dance, the language, the people and the culture of Argentina and Latin America as a whole.

In Perth I initially taught tango with Gaston Valdes who was one of the first Argentine émigrés to disseminate his tango passion in Perth in the late 1990’s. Later I joined up with a group of his more enthusiastic students which included Kiong and Kyoko. We started to dance and promote tango along with other Latin rhythms in some local cafés around Perth. The ‘ASTORIA CAFÉ’ which was situated on Claremont’s high street is still affectionately remembered today by former patrons for its colourful contribution to the early beginnings of Perth’s Latin dance scene.

I have continued to visit the traditional tango dance halls of Buenos Aires on a regular basis over the past 18 years which has helped me to stay in touch with contemporary tango developments. As a visitor, I’ve been privileged to have experienced the defiant renaissance of tango which started to rise up in the late 80’s after its longtime suppression by the past military dictatorships. Thereafter it slowly came to bloom, develop, evolve and reinstate itself as Argentina’s proudest national dance which is danced all over the world. The embracing energy of new, younger generations of dancers, teachers and musicians has also become the greatest contributing factor which keeps the dance alive and ever-evolving.

When I get to DJ in Perth my aim is to create the most authentic dance experience possible, similar to how the traditional milongas are run in the country of tango’s origin. I’ve been in a lot of dance salons in BA over the years so I am able to draw on my experiences after having studied the flow of the music sequences set for night by the local tango DJ’s of different venues. I got to know which composers are most popular and revered but also what music should not be played in a milonga! I like to believe that my style of DJing would emulate any typical milonga of the city Buenos Aires.

Mi Serenata is very proud to welcome Helene back again as our DJ for our upcoming Milonga.

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http://miserenatatango/upcoming-events/gala-milonga-performances-by-natalia-hills-and-alejandro-aquino-saturday-2nd-august-2014Due to the international arrival of our guests, our Milonga will be held on Saturday 2nd August 2014 and not on July 26th. This is a one-off occurence and we hope that it will not be of any inconvenience to our regulars.

It simply does not get better than this so come along and enjoy spectacular performances by these world renowned maestros who will dazzle you and leave you hooked on tango even more!

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Natalia Hills & Alejandro Aquino - “the
Crème de la Crème of Tango” performers and teachers will be right here in Perth for the first time with performances at Mi Serenata Tango Milonga on Saturday 2nd August and a series of workshops on Friday 1st August to Sunday 3rd August.

Mi Serenata Tango is very honoured to host these world renown maestros who do not require any introduction from us. Read their biographies and permit them to speak for themselves.

Natalia Hils Biography

Natalia Hills was one of the original members of the Broadway and London hit ”
Forever Tango” nominated in 1998 for both: Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Choreography.

Born in Buenos Aires, she began her theatrical career at the age of 12 and through the years appeared in, directed and choreographed many spectacular events, concerts including but in no way an extensive list

NBC Universal (Telemundo) and National Geographic

PBS series “Evening at Pops” with the Boston Pops Orchestra with Leslie Caron as hostess

appearances on television at the “Today Show” on NBC

Principal dancer with the Los Angeles Philharmonic & special guest artist at the Hollywood Kodak Theatre (home of the Academy Awards)

A special guest artist at the Symphony Space, in New York City when the dance critic Alastair Macaulay at the New York Times published: “To be more specific, Ms Hills is a completely appealing and stylish dancer, delightful at a brisk tempo,….sensuous at any pace”

In 1995, she was specifically invited to perform in honor of Princess Diana at the British Embassy in Argentina!

Worked with director and choreographer, Damian Woetzel, at theInternational Festival of Dance in Vail, Colorado, together with the world greatest tap dancer Savon Glover, American Ballet Theater super stars: Ethan Stiefel and Gillian Murphy amoung the nation’s foremost dance companies.

In May-2012, Natalia performed with Tangueros del Sur for its frist time in Middle East

Honours
January 2012: “Romper El Piso” - TANGUEROSDELSUR, by adjudge is declared by Argentina´s Secretary of the Nation Cultural Ministry, of CULTURAL INTEREST.
August 2012: “BAILA” the history of Argentine Tango, by adjudge is declared by Argentina´s Senate of the Nation of CULTURAL INTEREST, due to its educational content. This innovative pedagogical program is based on her own experience.

Alejandro Aquino Biography

Alejandro Aquino is a renowned dancer, director and choreographer

In 1985 he was a featured dancer at Teatro Alvear, together with principal dancers of the Teatro Colon

In 1989 Alejandro Aquino was chosen by Maestro Osvaldo Pugliese, composer, orchestra
leader and one of the most important figures in the history of tango music, to join the
Orquesta Osvaldo Pugliese on tour in America, Asia and Europe. Among these was
the historic concert of Osvaldo Pugliese and Astor Piazzolla at the Royal Carre
Theatre in Amsterdam, Holland on June 26 1989.

In 1991 Alejandro performed in the famous Aldwych West End Theater in Londonwith the legendary company “Tango Argentino” of Claudio Segovia and Hector **
Orezzolli.**

In 1992 he created his first complete work – “Tangueros” with the sponsorship of the
Festival Internacional: “Oriente- Ocidente” of Treno and Roverto in Italy.

In the years to follow, Alejandro was a guest dancer with other prestigious orchestras
in Buenos Aires.

In 1994 Alejandro Aguino was nominated Corresponsal Academico de la Academia
Nacional de Tango, by the poet Horacio Ferrer.

From 1997 – 2011 Alejandro establishes himself in Italy and dedicates himself to teaching and to transmitting his knowledge of Tango in all of Europe.

In 2003 creates and produces the show “Homenage a Osvlado Pugliese” with the
Orgquesta Color Tango led by Roberto Alvarez, and presented personally by Lidia
Pugliese. The show subsequently toured in Italy.

Honours

In 1994 Alejandro Aguino was nominated Corresponsal Academico de la Academia Nacional de Tango, by the poet Horacio Ferrer.

I can vouch that the London stage show was simply spectacular, having been in the audience myself. It inspired my love for tango all those years ago. (Sabrina Elias)

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http://miserenatatango/upcoming-events/workshops-by-natalia-hills-and-alejandro-aquino-friday-1st-august-to-sunday-3rd-augustStorytelling or Q&A? Come and listen for yourselves. The maestros will be holding a 2 hour Q&A session on Sunday after the last workshop where they will share their experiences (of which there are many) with participants and discuss the tradition and history of tango and its dance…and of course Pugliese.

The maestros have very kindly offered to give our Perth tango community an opportunity to participate in our very first Tango Q&A Forum. These forums have proven to be highly successful in many cities and Mi Serenata is very proud to be able to offer it to you.

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http://miserenatatango/upcoming-events/duo-caliente-performs-at-the-fremantle-heritage-festival-15th-may-2014Upcoming concert featuring South American dance music including tango, bossa nova and samba. From Piazolla to Albeniz. Come along and relax listening to this style of music performed by Flute and Guitar Duo in a concert setting.